History - 50 years

50 years of control solutions and humidification systems for HVAC/R
From 1973, our products are created with the awareness that sustainabilty encompasses the whole process of designing, manufacturing and marketing. Over time, technologies, needs and sensitivities have evolved, as have the objectives and the means to achieve them. Today, even more than in the past, the strategy that guides innovation within the Group has sustainable success as its guiding factor. Discover our history and the path that CAREL intends to follow in order to achieve, day after day, concrete and measurable objectives, for the present and future generations.
Our history through interviews
CHAPTER 1

1973:
our foundation
CHAPTER 2

1978:
the first humidifier
CHAPTER 3

1988:
how the vision came to life
CHAPTER 4

1996:
our first "expat"
CHAPTER 5

1998:
the Research Center
CHAPTER 6

2003:
overseas production sites
CHAPTER 7

2006:
the Lean approach
CHAPTER 8

2017:
new businesses
CHAPTER 9

2018:
the listing
CHAPTER 10

2019:
acquisitions
CHAPTER 11

2022:
the ESG commitment
CHAPTER 12

2023:
the future of CAREL
Our timeline
Step by step, back to 1973, the milestones of our history
2022
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Acquisitions: Arion S.r.l., Sauber S.r.l., Klingenburg GmbH, Klingenburg International Sp. Z.o.o. and Senva Inc. |
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2021
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Acquisition: Enginia S.r.l., CFM Soğutma ve Otomasyon A.Ş |
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2020
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2019
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2018
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Debut on Stock Exchange |
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EmJ winner at China Refrigeration Innovation Award |
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2017
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New branches: Alfaco Polska |
2016
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Heos sistema won AHR Innovation Award |
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2015
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2013-14
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Thermodynamic Laboratory in China |
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New branches: CAREL Nordic |
2010-12
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New production plant in Brazil |
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CAREL received ISO 14001:2004 certification |
2009
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2006-08
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2005
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New production plant in Suzhou (China) |
2000-04
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1990-99
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ISO 9001 certification |
1980-89
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SMD technology and test-in-circuit technology introduced in production processes |
1973-79
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CAREL founded near Padua for the production of electrical panels |